Show HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS treating wax floors if dirt becomes ground into a waxed floor moisten a cloth with turpentine and rub the turpentine well into the floor until the wax is removed then wash the floor anew and polish it when shirring cloth lengthen the stitch on your machine and use ruled writing paper and stitch over the rows will then be even remove paint spots to remove fresh paint spots from clothing saturate with turpentine and spirits of ammonia cooking string beans cut string beans lengthwise into splinters cut in this way it takes a shorter time to cook than when cut in short pieces 0 0 for stains in vase to remove stains from a vase or bottle put into it two tablespoons of salt and four tablespoons of vinegar and shake well let stand for several hours empty and rinse out in hot soapsuds 0 keep picture proof the backs of pictures should be inspected f frequently it the paper on the back of the picture is torn a new piece should be fastened on so that dust may not get into the picture cleaning window shades window shades may be easily washed spread the shade over a flat surface and rub it briskly with a sponge dipped frequently in soapsuds rub off the suds with a soft cloth rinse with clear water and dry thoroughly do this first on one side then on the other |